language

Higher English entry standards for international students won't guarantee success

25 Jan 2019

While international students do need baseline proficiency in English, they need support the whole way through their degrees to actually be successful.

One woman's quest to keep ancient Inca language alive

16 Feb 2018

UNSW academic Gabina Funegra is heading to Geneva for the UN's International Mother Language Day, where she will present her documentary about her quest to save the ancient Quechua language.

Taking the fear out of foreign language conversations

19 Apr 2017

A UNSW team is encouraging new language learners to practise their conversation skills in a “safe” environment using virtual reality.

RuPaul’s ‘tranny’ debate: the limits and power of language

28 May 2014

The conversation that surrounds “tranny” is a fascinating example of how language is negotiated, writes Denton Callander.

The politics of Bahasa Indonesian

13 Mar 2012

Learning Indonesian should be a national priority argues Jo Coghlan, yet undergraduate enrolments in the subject have plunged by 70 percent.

Perfect pitch - in Japanese

22 Sep 2009

UNSW students dominated at a prestigious Japanese language competition held in Sydney.

Found in translation

14 Jul 2009

The largest conference on Japanese studies and language ever convened in Australia is underway at UNSW this week.

A great mind focuses on dementia

07 Feb 2008

One of the world's leading researchers in dementia, Professor John Hodges, has taken up an appointment with UNSW and the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute.